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* [[Big No]]: Freddie Flakes' last words before being blown up and burned to death by a remote controlled soccer ball, controlled by Paul in ''Death Wish V'':
{{quote|'''Paul''': "Hey, Freddie. I'm gonna take care of your dandruff problem for you."
'''Freddie''': "Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!" [Paul detonates the soccer ball]
* [[California Doubling]]: ''Death Wish 3'' was set in New York, but filmed in London.
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: One of the series' most notorious traits. See [[Disposable Woman]] entry below. About the only woman close to Kersey who DOESN'T end up dead is his girlfriend in the second film and even then, she leaves him after finding out that he's a vigilante.
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* [[Obstructive Vigilantism]]: Used by Paul in the second movie, when the cops show up to his house after the break-in.
* [[Pop Star Composer]]: [[Led Zeppelin|Jimmy Page]] did the score for the second film.
* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]:
{{quote|'''Paul Kersey:''' Do you believe in Jesus?
'''Stomper:''' Yes I do.
'''Paul Kersey:''' Well, you're gonna meet him.
** And from ''4'':
{{quote|'''Mugger:''' Who the fuck are you?
'''Paul Kersey:''' Death.
* [[Rape as Drama]]: Kersey's daughter was raped and his wife was killed, all for drama and motivation. Also the rape/murder is played for [[Gratuitous Rape|exploitation turn-on]], which makes all of the subsequent action seem more than a bit hypocritical. Paul's daughter is raped again during the second film (along with Kersey's housekeeper), and in the third film, Maria, one of Kersey's friends, is raped and killed despite Kersey's best efforts to protect her.
* [[Recycled Soundtrack]]: Some music in ''The Crackdown'' was taken from ''[[Missing in Action]]'' and ''Invasion USA''.
* [[Retirony]]: In ''Death Wish 3''. [[Token Romance|As if her hooking up with Paul isn't bad enough]], by the time Kathryn Davis declares her intent to quit her job as a public defender and move to a new city for a fresh start, it's obvious she's doomed.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: When the first movie starts, Kersey is essentially a pacifist until his wife is murdered and his daughter raped into catatonia, then turns violent against criminals. While all five of the films have Kersey seeking vengeance, ''Death Wish
* [[Same Language Dub]]: Some of the extras in ''3'' were dubbed over due to their British accents.
* [[Sequel Escalation]]: The bodycount per film for the first four films rise as the series progress.
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